St. Paul’s Methodist Church is collecting supplies to make Flood Relief Buckets for UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief). Some of you may recall these buckets were the very first relief we saw in our area after Sandy.

St. Paul’s is also collecting supplies for Emergency Hygiene Kits. These kits are designed to be used when you have lost the essentials, allowing a victim to get a very small piece of normalcy and dignity back by supplying them with personal hygiene products.

You don’t need to donate all of the items on the list, just what you can. Supplies can be dropped at the church, the Bay Head Fire Department, The Jolly Tar in Bay Head, or at Wish Upon a Jar in Point Pleasant.

Barnegat Township’s concert and fireworks starts at 7 p.m. at the Municipal Dock on July 1. Rain date is set for July 5.Beach Haven will have fireworks at dusk along 9th and Bay Avenue in Bay Village.Beachwood’s fireworks will start at 9 p.m. at the beachfront July 4.Brick Township’s Summerfest 2017 Concert featuring Rubix Kube will be July 6 from 6-10 p.m. at Windward Beach. The fireworks will follow the concert at 9 p.m.Lakehurst will have fireworks July 3 along Lake Horizon at dusk. A parade will follow on the 4th of July on Union Ave starting at 11 a.m.Lakewood’s Independence Day Celebration will have a fireworks show July 3 on Lake Carasaljo starting at 7:30 p.m. The fireworks will begin at dusk.The Lavallette Independence Day Extravaganza Fireworks and Concert starts at 8 p.m. at the gazebo on July 2. The fireworks will start at 9 p.m. Rain date is July 9.Manchester will celebrate Manchester Day on June 24 starting at 2 p.m. at Harry Wright Lake with fireworks at dusk.Pine Beach’s Fourth of July parade will be on July 4 starting 9 a.m. at Pine Beach Chapel.Jenkinson’s Boardwalk in Point Pleasant Beach will have a fireworks show on July 4 at 9 p.m.Seaside Heights will have fireworks at The Classic American Boardwalk starting at 9:30 p.m. on July 4. Rain date of July 7.Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson will have its July 4th fest from July 1-4. Fireworks start each night at 10 p.m. along the lakefront.Tuckerton’s celebration starts with a parade at 10am along Route 9 and the Seaport. Fireworks will begin at dusk.